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First of all, I have to award a couple points for not falling for some of my blatantly sarcastic answers. But as they were blatant, I cannot award maximum points. The bottom line is we both called each other’s ideas idiotic. I was blunt. You were sarcastic. Same message, which is what is important. Now if you are answering me from England, that’s one thing. But otherwise if you’re in the USA, using the excuses that it’s acceptable in other cultures and that’s a big difference is a weak defense to separate. When you burp and fart at the dinner table, do you tell your family “What?! It’s good manners in Japan!” Or do you just excuse yourself like the rest of us?

His follow up deal of trading Melancon for Hanrahan and Holt certainly yielded positive results. Not from Hanrahan, however...

Yes because Choo has only one year left...

And do they ultimately use it to send the message that the opposition is being idiotic?

And we all know they’re using sarcasm to be complimentary of each other as well...

Right. Let me live in your world where sarcasm counts as a compliment...

If the Sox traded Eovaldi for Choo and Odor and then traded Price for Myers, it would reduce the AAV payroll by about $7mill, but the Sox would need to acquire THREE starting pitchers, which is very likely to exceed $7mill. Even if JD opted out and was replaced by Choo, what is the quality of three SPs that can be had for $28mill in AAV?

The Mariners will likely try Jake Fraley in CF, which is why Broxton was not retained. Domingo Santana might be available to Boston as an OF as well, as the Sox could lose Betts and Bradley...

Broxton is another option I like. The Sox should bring him in as a fourth OF at the very least..,

Also that Cla Meredith/Doug Mirabelli disaster...

I think it’s on the table. Despite the back issues and defensive limitations, the man is a productive hitter and his presence makes this lineup better. And if he does opt out and sign elsewhere, the Sox are still going to need a DH. And saving that much money to use some internal option like Ockimey is NOT going to yield results in any acceptable neighborhood...

Despite my being an excellent CF by middle aged engineer standards, I think just calling me “not good” is an extreme form of understatement... I think the Sox will bring in someone like Lagares or (ugh) Billy Hamilton, at least as a stopgap...

Arroyo for Wily Mo Pena

They could end. But that feels like wishful thinking...

Calling someone’s idea as idiotic is not the same as calling someone idiotic. After all, the purpose of your sarcasm was to call the ideas of others as idiotic. I’ve been on the backend of that exact criticism when I use sarcasm. As said earlier - can dish it out, but not take it...

Legally, yes. But I would think most HMs would just assume see if he gets non-tendered. Remember when the Red Sox traded Hatteberg to the Rockies for Pokey Reese, and then two days later both players were non-tendered?

Dealing either Price or Eovaldi would be incredible - preferably Price. If Texas was offering Choo and Odor or San Diego would take him even up for Myers, I make that deal so fast, I’d cause a sonic boom...

Trade him? Yes, his arbitration status stays the same. Non-tender him and he is a free agent able to negotiate with anyone. Bradley’s best chance at returning is if he is non-tendered and re-signs for less. And this does happen every year...

I disagree. Benintendi is an option for CF. Just not a good option....

Unless JD signs for a lower AAV

Despite having the same parades and flags as second place finishes...

I find it weird that many of the same people who praise DD for winning one title refuse to praise Cherington for winning one title...

Actually I called out complaints and gripes as stupid and idiotic, but not people. There is a big difference. And in many eyes - sarcastically mocking someone else’s idea or complaint is the same as calling it stupid. Avoiding using the word doesn’t always mean avoiding the meaning. This does ignore the fact that Bush himself was an external candidate. His background is so different from LaVangie that equating them simply because they were both employed in the same organization is flat out silly. I never mentioned DDs termination. Again with the sarcasm. But I suppose you can avoid direct insults and convince yourself you’re actually polite. The bottom line is this - having a good pipeline of dirt cheap MLB talent coming up makes it easier to retain top talent, acquire new talent, and keep the team competitive. That last one is most important because, as fans, all we can ask is they be interesting enough to be watchable. Titles are nice, but there is also absolutely luck involved. And if you were a Sox fan in 1978, you understand that. Or in 1975. Those teams weren’t significantly worse than the 2018 team. But they didn’t win. The 1978 team had four Hall of Famers on it, which I think is the most of any Sox team ever. They didn’t win. Going all in for a title is a risky adventure, because if it fails - like it did in Detroit - it can be a long time before the team is watchable again. But hey, you can always watch that flag fly. And sigh and remember when...

Earth to Elktonnick. It’s really great that you like to call out other people’s gripes as stupid. But to do so on the heels of your own idiotic complaint that Bush was the wrong hire simply because he was already within the Sox organization is not the way to make yourself look intelligent in the process. But it’s good to see that you’re clearly happy with the current state of the Sox roster and budgetary limits and have no issue waving goodbye to Betts....

It is certainly possible for the Red Sox to sign Bradley for less. But they still have to make the best offer of any team...